This year seemed a little different. The cup placement Saturday really took the crowd out of it. I get that some people don’t like it with how far it strays from the norm of traditional golf spectating but it is a fun early tournament. The crowd and golfers are getting a touch lazy at 16. Used to see tons of jerseys or fun things from the golfers and the crowd used to do their homework and chant funny nicknames. Will be interesting to see next year if the 16th is taking a turn or if it was just an off year.

So to Ricky's triple bogie. I suspect when the pros, after ineffective drops, get to hand place the ball, would certainly try to delicately perch the ball as best they can. On steep lies like this they seem to really be terrified the ball will roll on, but still do it, and then stare at it a bit. I know the preference is a perfect and perched lie, but is there anything in placing the ball that would restrict them from settling it down a little deeper in the grass if that's possible?

(Yes, understand that Ricky's specific situation where placing it and watching it for a bit before pullng the tees is extremely rare. understand that they even don't seem to mind taking a practice swing in the area and balls just about never get loose......Just wondering if they are required to perch it up like that vs nestling it down a bit to ensure it stays put.)

I don't know if I've ever seen this except on ridiculously windy days....still, up to the player to be sure before declaring it's back in play.

(Yes, understand that Ricky's specific situation where placing it and watching it for a bit before pullng the tees is extremely rare. understand that they even don't seem to mind taking a practice swing in the area and balls just about never get loose......Just wondering if they are required to perch it up like that vs nestling it down a bit to ensure it stays put.)

They're not really allowed to "push" the ball into the grass or anything.

8 hours ago, klineka said:

Doesn't the ball automatically become back in play once the player has placed it and the ball is at rest?

Yeah, pros can't "declare" that a ball is "in play." Their actions determine it or not. Any time in 2018 that you dropped a ball (except accidentally), the ball became "in play". You could pick it up if it was incorrectly dropped in the wrong place or something, but it was "in play" at that point regardless.

1 hour ago, RemyM said:

Since he didn't make a stroke at the ball before it rolled into the penalty area the second time, he still had the option to go back to where he last made a stroke.﻿

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But it appeared to me that he dropped at the height of his knees while squatting (as in the bottom right picture), not standing knee height. I was expecting someone to jump in and correct him but no one did. But maybe I didn't see it right.

But it appeared to me that he dropped at the height of his knees while squatting (as in the bottom right picture), not standing knee height. I was expecting someone to jump in and correct him but no one did. But maybe I didn't see it right.

That's definitely above his squatting knee height and probably pretty close to his standing knee height. I saw an instagram story (only available for 24 hrs so its gone now) where someone put a transparent image of Grace standing there right before he squatted down and where he dropped from was pretty much exactly knee height.

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It hasn't been too cold in NC, but it has been as wet as I can remember. I have played once this week, and it has rained every day, and is supposed to rain this weekend. I've played less this winter than any winter in recent memory. Hurry up spring!

Also happening on the LPGA:
The full videos doesn't show it, but I'm wondering if Olson gave a sign or something to Jutanugarn not to mark here. Jutanugarn goes to start marking her ball, it looks like, and she looks over at Olson, motioning something, and immediately stops. This seems awfully close to the line, if not over it.
LPGA apparently deleted a tweet about this, too:
Yikes.

I chose time because a lot of people I know don't want to play because it's too long for them and they don't have the time. Also here in Canada, Quebec accessibility is starting to be an issue, probably more than in the U.S. A lot of golf course are sold to property developers and it's starting to limit the choices of course at close range. I don't think money is an issue, there is always deals you can find to play golf at a discount and other activities cost as much as golf these days.